What Technology Wants 【英文原版，精装本，全新佳品】

图书标准信息

• 作者 Kevin Kelly 著
• 出版社 penguin
• 出版时间 2010-10
• ISBN 9780670022151
• 定价 243.80元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 416页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Arefreshingviewoftechnologyasalivingforceintheworld.

Thisprovocativebookintroducesabrand-newviewoftechnology.Itsuggeststhattechnologyasawholeisnotajumbleofwiresandmetalbutaliving,evolvingorganismthathasitsownunconsciousneedsandtendencies.KevinKellylooksoutthroughtheeyesofthisglobaltechnologicalsystemtodiscover"whatitwants."Heusesvividexamplesfromthepasttotracetechnology'slongcourseandthenfollowsadozentrajectoriesoftechnologyintothenearfuturetoprojectwheretechnologyisheaded.Thisnewtheoryoftechnologyoffersthreepracticallessons:Bylisteningtowhattechnologywantswecanbetterprepareourselvesandourchildrenfortheinevitabletechnologiestocome.Byadoptingtheprinciplesofpro-actionandengagement,wecansteertechnologiesintotheirbestroles.Andbyaligningourselveswiththelong-termimperativesofthisnear-livingsystem,wecancaptureitsfullgifts.Writteninintelligentandaccessiblelanguage,thisisafascinating,innovative,andoptimisticlookathowhumanityandtechnologyjointoproduceincreasingopportunitiesintheworldandhowtechnologycangiveourlivesgreatermeaning.

【作者简介】

KevinKellyhelpedlaunchWiredmagazineandwasitsexecutiveeditorfornearlysevenyears.HehaswrittenforTheNewYorkTimes,TheWallStreetJournal,andTheEconomist.HispreviousbooksincludeOutofControlandthebestsellingNewRulesforaNewEconomy.HelivesinPacifica,California.